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Summer outlook from Bureau of Meteorology suggests
https://www.abc.net.au/news/kate-doyle/8949178
MAP: Adelaide 5000
Summer is looking hot for most of the country and dry for the east, according to the Bureau of Meteorology's summer outlook.
Key points
Going in, swathes of the country are parched, water storages are down, streams are running low and fires are burning.
This drought is now comparable with the big droughts of the past and this outlook suggests that isn't improving any time soon.
But there is a distant glimmer of hope.
What's the outlook?
Andrew Watkins, head of long-range forecasts at the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM), said the overall outlook for summer is generally warmer than normal conditions over much of the country, with particularly dry conditions for the east.
"The highest chances of it being drier than normal, unfortunately, are in those drought areas through central New South Wales, southern Queensland and eastern Victoria," he said.
For the rest of the country he said central Australia is a bit more towards average rainfall, and there is a possibility of some wetter-than-normal conditions for parts of the western coastline.
Daytime temperatures are highly likely to be above average for most of the country but Tasmania, parts of south-west Victoria and south-east South Australia could avoid above-average nights.
Spring has not been kind for those looking for rain
Australia's drought crisis
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Full coverage of the crippling dry conditions affecting large swathes of eastern Australia in what some are calling the worst drought in living memory.
According to Dr Watkins it's probably going to come in as one of the driest springs on record for Australia as a whole. The official result won't be official until the data from the last few days of November comes through.
It hasn't just been dry in the drought regions of New South Wales and Queensland.
"We know that around 90 per cent of our streams and rivers are low at the moment, we know that many of our water catchments are below 50 per cent now," he said.
Even without the numbers, the dryness has been evident in the fires and the dust storms.
"We are entering summer in a difficult position."
If you're in these parts of Australia, you can expect the worst of a hot, dry summer
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Bushfires devastate rare and enchanting wildlife as 'permanently wet' forests burn for first time
RN
By Ann Arnold for Saturday Extra
Updated November 27, 2019 13:45:36
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PHOTO: The fires that burnt through potoroo habitat were ferocious, and it's likely a lot of animals were killed.(Supplied: David Milledge)
RELATED STORY: 'Screaming animals in pain': Beekeepers traumatised as they check on hives after fires
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MAP: NSW
The rainforests along the spine of the Great Dividing Range, between the Hunter River and southern Queensland, are remnants of Gondwana, the ancient supercontinent that broke up about 180 million years ago.
"Listening to the dawn chorus in these forests is literally an acoustic window back in time," ecologist Mark Graham tells RN's Saturday Extra.
"It's like listening to what the world sounded like in the time of the dinosaurs."
The forests are mountaintop islands that have been "permanently wet" for tens of millions of years.
But now, these forests are being burnt for the first time.
Fires are burning in forests that have been 'permanently wet for tens of millions of years'
Summer outlook from Bureau of Meteorology suggests
https://www.abc.net.au/news/kate-doyle/8949178
MAP: Adelaide 5000
Summer is looking hot for most of the country and dry for the east, according to the Bureau of Meteorology's summer outlook.
Key points
- Summer is expected to have above-average temperatures for most of Australia and dry conditions are expected to remain for drought-affected areas in the east
- Fire conditions are expected to stay until the climate drivers break down late in summer
- There is the hope that "normal" conditions will resume late in the season
Going in, swathes of the country are parched, water storages are down, streams are running low and fires are burning.
This drought is now comparable with the big droughts of the past and this outlook suggests that isn't improving any time soon.
But there is a distant glimmer of hope.
What's the outlook?
Andrew Watkins, head of long-range forecasts at the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM), said the overall outlook for summer is generally warmer than normal conditions over much of the country, with particularly dry conditions for the east.
"The highest chances of it being drier than normal, unfortunately, are in those drought areas through central New South Wales, southern Queensland and eastern Victoria," he said.
For the rest of the country he said central Australia is a bit more towards average rainfall, and there is a possibility of some wetter-than-normal conditions for parts of the western coastline.
Daytime temperatures are highly likely to be above average for most of the country but Tasmania, parts of south-west Victoria and south-east South Australia could avoid above-average nights.
Spring has not been kind for those looking for rain
Australia's drought crisis
Full coverage of the crippling dry conditions affecting large swathes of eastern Australia in what some are calling the worst drought in living memory.
According to Dr Watkins it's probably going to come in as one of the driest springs on record for Australia as a whole. The official result won't be official until the data from the last few days of November comes through.
It hasn't just been dry in the drought regions of New South Wales and Queensland.
"We know that around 90 per cent of our streams and rivers are low at the moment, we know that many of our water catchments are below 50 per cent now," he said.
Even without the numbers, the dryness has been evident in the fires and the dust storms.
"We are entering summer in a difficult position."
If you're in these parts of Australia, you can expect the worst of a hot, dry summer
Bushfires devastate rare and enchanting wildlife as 'permanently wet' forests burn for first time
RN
By Ann Arnold for Saturday Extra
Updated November 27, 2019 13:45:36
RELATED STORY: 'Screaming animals in pain': Beekeepers traumatised as they check on hives after fires
RELATED STORY: Koala hospital's GoFundMe campaign raises more than $1 million
RELATED STORY: 'Fire does not care about a postcode': Reporter reflects on covering bushfires in NSW and Queensland
MAP: NSW
The rainforests along the spine of the Great Dividing Range, between the Hunter River and southern Queensland, are remnants of Gondwana, the ancient supercontinent that broke up about 180 million years ago.
"Listening to the dawn chorus in these forests is literally an acoustic window back in time," ecologist Mark Graham tells RN's Saturday Extra.
"It's like listening to what the world sounded like in the time of the dinosaurs."
The forests are mountaintop islands that have been "permanently wet" for tens of millions of years.
But now, these forests are being burnt for the first time.
Fires are burning in forests that have been 'permanently wet for tens of millions of years'
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